Word of the Day — Archive Page #68

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August 2, 2023
78%    22%    #133 votes

What does Biblioklept mean?

biblioklept(Noun)
A person who steals books

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August 1, 2023
100%    0%    #6 votes

What does illustrious mean?

celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned(adj)
widely known and esteemed

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July 31, 2023
75%    25%    #65 votes

What does de facto mean?

de facto(adverb)
existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not

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July 30, 2023
79%    21%    #74 votes

What does fanfare mean?

ostentation, fanfare, flash(noun)
a gaudy outward display

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July 29, 2023
69%    31%    #83 votes

What does aardvark mean?

aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer(noun)
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

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July 28, 2023
81%    19%    #78 votes

What does tautology mean?

tautology(noun)
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true

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July 27, 2023
76%    24%    #67 votes

What does brethren mean?

brethren(noun)
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

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